SHINE protocol: how did you find a doc

For those of you who use SHINE protocol/Dr Teitelbaum's advice as described in book "From Fatigued to Fantastic": please tell me how you found a doctor to monitor you?
I can't find a doc who has even heard of this.

I am in Pittsburgh PA area.
thanks
[This Message was Edited on 07/23/2008]
[This Message was Edited on 07/23/2008]

Bellydonna,
I have the book fatigued to fantastic. I am reading it now. I think the website is www.vitality101.com I haven't gotten all the way through the book yet, I am in Panama City Florida and I am driving all the way to Atlanta GA (5.5 hours) to be treated because I have been in terrible shape for 20 years now!! All I ever got before was antidepressents, diet pills, and sent to a shrink. On the website named above there is a link at the top that says Find A Practitioner!! I have only been going since May this year. I have now been diagnosed with Adrenal Fatigue, Thyroid problems, fiberous blood, low NKA cells (low immune), hormones are off balanced, sleep trouble, IBS, and very high yeast overgrowth. So, I am truly hoping I am on my way to feeling better. I can actually say I have had a few good days, 3 to be exact, but that is more than I ever had before, so I am taking them and I will continue this route for as long as I can afford to. (ONE BIG PROBLEM - I am having to pay out of pocket and BCBS is taking forever to acknowledge my claims and I am not sure how much they will pay)

Dr Joseph Maroon
He is a neurosurgeon at UPMC; he* isn't* going to manage my FMS care
(he did spinal surgery for me).
But he is brilliant and very kind.

I have been asking every doc I saw ( which is MANY) to give me some guidance, particularly re: SHINE protocol. I have wanted to hear their opinions re: it- as in did they think it was worthwhile or something I should ignore.

None of my specific FMS docs had heard of it.
I finally have a good primary doc- when I asked him he said "FMS is definitely a real thing." (THANKYOU!)
while he hadn't heard of SHINE he said basically he advises patients that if a treatment doesn't sound completely whacked and isn't too expensive- no harm trying it, Different things help different people.

The following day I asked Dr Maroon and since he is a neurosurgeon he doesn't follow fms patients but he is a firm believer in D-Ribose, C0Q10 and fish oil.

they are good with prescription and are nice but are not hip to supplements, IMHO. I do like them and they have been helpful. they also have a Physical therapy/Occupational therapy program for pain mgmnt which I hope to someday do but have not been able yet. You might want to check them out.